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Rhian spoke about the overwhelming success, stating: “Everything is just happening and you’re just taking it day by day. You don’t really have that much time for reflection. When we stopped touring we weren’t like, ‘Okay, let’s take a minute about all those gigs that we played.’ We were like, ‘Okay, what are we going to play when we go on tour again? Let’s make some tunes.'”

Joshua added to her statement and dived in more details on the writing process for ‘Moisturizer’ which he said took place in a kid’s playroom in Southwold.  “We did two weeks on, two weeks off, two weeks on. After that, we had too many songs.” The pair talked about how the project initially had 16 to 17 tracks.

The pair also spoke about their experience touring and supporting with Harry Styles and the fear that came with it, unaware of how his fanbase would receive their sound but being happily surprised at how open and nice the fans were to the band. They mentioned how they observed an openness of mind and a shift in music consumption in recent years, where listeners are welcoming more diverse genres without adhering to rigid subculture affiliations.

The album, which came out on July 11, was appraised and happily received by fans of the band, loving this new sound that truly belongs to Wet Leg, loyal to their alternative music with heavy guitar riffs. Both members admitted that they had a strong desire to get back on the road to tour as they absolutely love to perform live. Rhian also revealed that ‘Moisturizer’ features love songs, a departure from her earlier songwriting, admitting she was “really, really hesitant” to tackle the theme.

The full interview with Wet Leg is available on demand with an Apple Music subscription via The Matt Wilkinson Show on Apple Music 1. The band’s new album is available to listen on all platforms.

Although it would seem that punk has sold out to the punks.

Colchester-based indie punkers Pet Needs have released their new Album ‘Intermittent Fast Living’. The album debuted on the 16th of February 2024 and in that time, it has already seen more online streams than their debut album ‘Fractured Party Music’ did in a year. The album is their third full-length one to date and is far and away their most successful.

The album is currently sitting at number seven in the mid-week UK charts, largely due to having a comitted, fervent, fabulous fan base. The Facebook group, ‘Fractured Party People’, has been a driving force behind this meteoritic rise, and the band themselves have a very close and direct link to the fans. Fractured Party People is more than just a standard group; it is a collective, and the band are very active in providing updates, videos, and replies to anyone and everyone within the group.

Absolutely speechless. What is happening?

Thanks to you, we are number seven in the midweek charts.

Thank you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/xRGn605YTj

— PET NEEDS (@wearepetneeds) February 19, 2024

However, take nothing away from their earlier efforts, Fractured Party Music and Primetime Entertainment. And if you haven’t heard the band before, then check them out here:

Pet Needs was founded from humble beginnings just a few years ago, and they signed with Xtra Mile Recordings in January 2019. They share a label with other notable acts such as Against Me!, Beans on Toast, and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. and, of course, Frank Turner himself having won him over with their explosive, passionate live performances.

The band comprises brothers Johnny (vocals) and George (guitar) Marriott and later joined by Jack (drums) and Ryan (bass) and since their humble beginnings, they have travelled the world and shared stages with the likes of Frank Turner, The Hives, The Lottery Winners, Skinny Lister, The Bouncing Souls, and Flogging Molly.

The band are currently on tour and can be caught here:

APR16TUE Stockton-on-Tees, Georgian Theatre

APR17WED Leeds, Boom

APR18THU Manchester, Night & Day Cafe

APR19FRI Bristol, Exchange

APR20SAT Brighton, The Hope & Ruin

APR23TUE Cambridge, The Portland Arms

APR24WED Oxford, The Bullingdon

APR25THU London, The Underworld

APR26FRI Birmingham, Hare & Hounds

APR27SATSouthampton, The Joiners

JUL07SUN Derby, The Hairy Dog

Known for their energetic, passionate, and powerful live performances, they are not a band to be missed, and it is well worth catching them at a smaller venue while you still have the chance.

The original drive for the new album was dubbed the ‘Bottom of the Pops’ campaign, but right now, they are very much not Bottom of the Pops at all.